Standard & Poor's Case-Shiller Home Price Index

News about Standard & Poor's Case-Shiller Home Price Index, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Apr. 1, 2015

Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index rises 4.6 percent in January from year-earlier period; increase continues steady rise in home prices as housing market deals with affordability issues and fewer available properties. MORE

Feb. 25, 2015

Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index rises 4.5 percent in December, up from 4.3 percent in November; Conference Board reports that its consumer confidence index fell to 96.4 in February, from revised 103.8 in January; other reports indicate slight slowdown of United States economic growth and brisk expansion in the service sector. MORE

Jun. 25, 2014

Latest readings on United States home prices offer most recent evidence of slowdown, even as prices are still rising in most cities; trend indicates that housing recovery is healthier and more sustainable than bubble of early 2000s; S&P/Case-Shiller index of home prices in 20 major cities rose 0.2 percent in April, down from 1.2 percent in March and well below 0.8 percent that analysts forecast. MORE

May. 28, 2014

Data from Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller national home price index shows that annual growth in home prices that helped millions of Americans with mortgage debt has eased to 10.3 percent in March from previous year's increase of 11.4 percent; analysts say softening of price gains may mean market is becoming healthier, more stable and sustainable. MORE

Apr. 30, 2014

Conference Board says its index of consumer attitudes fell to 82.3 in April but remained near six-year high; separate report shows that Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller composite index of home prices in 20 metropolitan areas rose 0.8 percent in February; numbers indicate economy is continuing to regain momentum after winter lull. MORE

Mar. 26, 2014

Conference Board says index of consumer confidence rose to 82.3, from 78.3 in February, and S&P/Case-Shiller composite index of 20 metropolitan areas show home prices rose 0.8 percent in January, both signs of upbeat economic outlook; good news is tempered slightly by Commerce Department report showing that new-home sales fell 3.3 percent in February, a five-month low, partly because of cold weather. MORE

Feb. 26, 2014

Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller home price index for 20 cities rose seasonally adjusted 0.8 percent in December 2013, compared with 0.9 percent rise in November; Conference Board reports its index of consumer confidence fell to 78.1 in February from 79.4 in January. MORE

Nov. 27, 2013

Commerce Department reports home building permits jumped 6.2 percent in October, to their highest point in more than five years; Standard & Poor's Case-Sheller composite index of single-family home prices rose 13.3 percent in September from a year earlier. MORE

Oct. 30, 2013

Standard & Poor's Case-Shiller Home Price Index rose 12.8 percent over 12 months ending in August, compared with 12.4 percent in July from year earlier; Conference Board says its index of consumer confidence fell to 71.2 in October, from 80.2 in September; Labor Department reports producer price index fell 0.1 percent in September, from 0.3 percent rise in August. MORE

Sep. 29, 2013

Robert J Shiller Economic View column observes that home-buyer survey he developed with Karl Case suggests that while the nation is not in a housing bubble, there are some troubling signs that it is heading toward one; points out similarities and contrasts to 2004 in the housing market. MORE

Sep. 25, 2013

Housing market continues to gain strength despite drag of rising mortgage rates and other economic headwinds, but some analysts are worried that it may slow in months ahead; Standard & Poor's Case/Shiller home price index rose 12.4 percent from July 2012 to July 2013. MORE

Aug. 28, 2013

Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller Home Price Index rose 12.1 percent in June compared with year earlier; Conference Board reports consumer confidence index rose to 81.5 in August, up from revised 81 in July. MORE

Jul. 31, 2013

Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index shows 12.2 percent jump in May compared with year earlier, representing biggest annual gain since March 2006; increase shows housing recovery is strengthening; consumer confidence index dipped to 80.3 in July from 82.1 in June. MORE

Jun. 26, 2013

Standard & Poor's Case-Shiller home price index shows 12 percent increases in prices in 20 cities from April 2012 to 2013, its largest gain since early 2006; rate of new-home sales also picked up to its quickest pace since July 2008; housing experts dismiss concerns of rise in mortgage interest rates. MORE

May. 29, 2013

Standard & Poor's Case-Shiller 20-city home price index rose by 10.9 percent over last year, gain that reinforces housing’s role in driving the economy; economists say decline in gas prices and increases in stock market are likely helping. MORE

May. 1, 2013

S&P/Case Shiller index of 20 metropolitan areas shows that home prices in February rose 9.3 percent, their fastest rate in almost seven years, another sign of the housing market recovery; Conference Board says its index of consumer attitudes rose to 68.1 from a revised 61.9 the previous month. MORE

Feb. 27, 2013

Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index rose 6.8 percent in December 2012 from a year earlier, suggesting the economy can handle government cuts that are expected to take effect; sales of new homes jumped nearly 16 percent in January to their highest in 4.5 years. MORE

Jan. 30, 2013

Standard & Poor's/Case Schiller composite index report shows that home prices rose in November 2012, climbing more than 5 percent from year earlier, in biggest increase since August 2006, when housing market was just starting to collapse. MORE

Dec. 27, 2012

Home prices were up in most major metropolitan areas in October, pushed by rising sales and a decline in available homes; Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller index survey of the 20 largest metropolitan areas shows prices climbed 4.3 percent compared to October of 2011. MORE

Oct. 31, 2012

Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller index shows that national home prices increased 2 percent in August compared with a year earlier, third straight increase and at faster pace than in July; prices rose in all but one of 20 cities measured. MORE

Sep. 26, 2012

Standard & Poor's Case-Schiller index shows an annual gain of 1.2 percent in the price of single-family homes across 20 US cities in July, third consecutive increase, supporting the idea that the nation's housing market has bottomed out; biggest gains in price appear to be among the least expensive homes, whose values fell the most in the downturn. MORE

Aug. 29, 2012

Latest housing data contained in the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index shows a year-over-year increase in prices nationally, with a recovery underway in hard-hit cities like Miami, Atlanta and Detroit. MORE

Aug. 1, 2012

S&P/Case-Shiller composite index shows that home prices rose for the fourth month in a row in May 2012, suggesting the recovery in the housing market continues to gain traction even as other economic indicators show signs of weakness. MORE

Jun. 27, 2012

Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller composite index shows that home prices rose in April for the third consecutive month, showing a sign of recovery, but a separate Conference Board report shows that consumer confidence has fallen to its lowest level in five months in June. MORE

Mar. 28, 2012

Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller home price index shows that prices fell in January for 16 of 19 cities surveyed, a fifth straight month of declines in housing data; continued drop suggests the housing market remains weak, even after steady improvement in other areas of the economy. MORE

Feb. 1, 2012

Housing prices continue to fall nationwide, with Atlanta, Ga, earning the unfortunate distinction as the weakest performer; data released by the Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller Home Price Index show that in November, prices of single-family homes in the area were down close to 12 percent compared with a year earlier; Atlanta is one of only four metro areas to see their home prices slide below 2000 levels, as a glut of foreclosed homes is helping to stall a recovery. MORE

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